Donald Trump’s second term could solidify the U.S. pivot to Asia, focusing resources on countering China’s assertiveness.

Tugunbulak could have housed as many as 5,000 residents with the only source of food being pastured animals or what could be ...

The power grab over rare-earth minerals in Central Asia could be among the issues that will work to Donald Trump's advantage.

In the volatile Caucasus region, Russia and Iran, often seen as united in their aims, are vying to secure trade routes and ...

China’s efforts to contain India may be less important than smaller countries’ desire to counterbalance Indian influence.

Since the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstan’s largest city (population 2.2 million and growing) has evolved from a drab, run-of-the-mill Soviet metropolis into the urban star of Central Asia. Along the ...

Iran’s IRNA reported that “Iran’s Minister of Agriculture Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh highlighted the Islamic Republic’s capabilities in providing Uzbekistan with engineering services, training, and ...

Using drone-based lidar, researchers mapped two medieval cities, Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, in Uzbekistan, revealing detailed urban structures significant to the Silk Road's history. The first use of d ...

Economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa and Caucasus and Central Asia regions is projected to strengthen in the near term, but only to the extent that current challenges abate. Ongoing ...

Kyrgyzstan, a landlocked country sandwiched between Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and China, is a destination largely ...

The water-starved region of Central Asia is facing another threat to its beleaguered water supply — the construction of a massive canal by the Taliban across the border in Afghanistan.

The Aral Sea has nearly disappeared over the last 60 years. Now, its source rivers are depleting.